Earthquake with magnitude of ML 2.0 on date 18-11-2020 and time 12:50:03 (Italy) in region Costa Siciliana centro settentrionale (Palermo)

A magnitude ML 2.0 earthquake occured in region: Costa Siciliana centro settentrionale (Palermo), on

  • 18-11-2020 11:50:03 (UTC)
  • 18-11-2020 12:50:03 (UTC +01:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.3650, 13.6040 at 4 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
33 Km N of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
35 Km NE of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 2.0 2020-11-18
11:50:03
38.365 13.6038 4 2021-02-26
14:56:09
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 85174811
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 2.0 2020-11-18
11:50:03
38.3723 13.6017 9 2020-11-18
11:58:36
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 84824971
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-11-18 11:50:03 ± 0.17
Latitude 38.3650 ± 0.0054
Longitude 13.6038 ± 0.0080
Depth (km) 4 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 85174811

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 571
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 555
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 343
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 570.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 118
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 23
Number of defining phases 23
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.28
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.27879
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 1.42632
Number of stations at which the event was observed 15
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 15
Magnitudes information

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 85174811
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2021-01-27 13:45:15

ML:2.0

Field Value
Value 2.0
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 22
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 84824971
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-11-18 11:58:36
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.HLNI.HHZ. 2020-11-18T11:50:29.29 0.3 undecidable manual P 135 158.3193 50 -1.01 42
IV.RAFF.HHZ. 2020-11-18T11:50:28.56 0.3 undecidable manual P 152 143.1456 50 0.59 53
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-11-18T11:50:24.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 131 62.5929 50 0.2 68
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2020-11-18T11:50:23.40 0.3 undecidable manual S 207 58.3971 50 0.23 68
IV.MUCR.HHZ. 2020-11-18T11:50:23.21 0.3 undecidable manual P 107 116.2947 50 -0.63 55
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-11-18T11:50:23.80 0.3 undecidable manual S 140 61.7937 50 -0.27 68
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2020-11-18T11:50:22.42 0.3 undecidable manual S 138 55.5 50 0.02 72
IV.USI.HHZ. 2020-11-18T11:50:21.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 316 52.9026 50 0.07 71
IV.SCIAR.HHZ. 2020-11-18T11:50:20.41 0.3 undecidable manual S 165 48.7179 50 -0.18 70
IV.MSFR.HHZ. 2020-11-18T11:50:20.19 0.1 undecidable manual P 113 93.6396 50 -0.15 87
IV.IFIL.HHN. 2020-11-18T11:50:19.45 1.0 undecidable manual P 75 87.246 50 0.1 22
IV.PETRA.HHZ. 2020-11-18T11:50:17.72 0.3 undecidable manual P 143 73.9704 50 0.41 64
IV.IACL.HHZ. 2020-11-18T11:50:16.80 0.3 undecidable manual P 74 67.8765 50 0.43 64
IV.PLLN.EHZ. 2020-11-18T11:50:15.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 131 62.5929 50 0.18 91
IV.CSLB.HHZ. 2020-11-18T11:50:15.04 0.3 undecidable manual P 140 61.7937 50 -0.39 66
IV.SOLUN.HHZ. 2020-11-18T11:50:14.48 0.3 undecidable manual S 192 30.9468 98 0 75
IV.CORL.HHZ. 2020-11-18T11:50:14.73 0.1 undecidable manual P 207 58.3971 50 -0.18 92
IV.MPG.HHZ. 2020-11-18T11:50:14.25 0.3 undecidable manual S 223 30.9468 98 -0.25 72
IV.GIB.HHZ. 2020-11-18T11:50:14.43 0.3 undecidable manual P 138 55.5 50 -0.04 72
IV.SCIAR.HHZ. 2020-11-18T11:50:13.74 0.1 undecidable manual P 165 48.7179 50 0.31 91
IV.USI.HHZ. 2020-11-18T11:50:13.95 0.1 undecidable manual P 316 52.9026 50 -0.12 94
IV.SOLUN.HHZ. 2020-11-18T11:50:10.16 0.1 undecidable manual P 192 30.9468 98 0.27 95
IV.MPG.HHZ. 2020-11-18T11:50:09.88 0.1 undecidable manual P 223 30.9468 98 -0.03 100
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
IV.MPG.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0002525 1.14 AML other m 2020-11-18T11:50:14.87
IV.MPG.HHN. ML:1.7 0.0002255 0.16 AML other m 2020-11-18T11:50:15.13
IV.SOLUN.HHE. ML:2.4 0.0012000000000000001 1.44 AML other m 2020-11-18T11:50:15.22
IV.SOLUN.HHN. ML:2.3 0.001006 1.56 AML other m 2020-11-18T11:50:16.17
IV.SCIAR.HHN. ML:2.0 0.00029749999999999997 0.22 AML other m 2020-11-18T11:50:22.74
IV.SCIAR.HNN. ML:2.0 0.00028649999999999997 0.22 AML other m 2020-11-18T11:50:22.86
IV.SCIAR.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000263 0.5 AML other m 2020-11-18T11:50:23.49
IV.SCIAR.HNE. ML:2.0 0.0002655 1.2 AML other m 2020-11-18T11:50:23.25
IV.CSLB.HHE. ML:1.7 0.0000926 0.3 AML other m 2020-11-18T11:50:24.21
IV.CORL.HHE. ML:2.1 0.00025550000000000003 1.1 AML other m 2020-11-18T11:50:24.59
IV.CSLB.HHN. ML:1.6 0.00007489999999999999 1.16 AML other m 2020-11-18T11:50:25.60
IV.GIB.HHE. ML:2.1 0.0002825 0.64 AML other m 2020-11-18T11:50:25.67
IV.PLLN.EHE. ML:1.9 0.00016350000000000002 1.08 AML other m 2020-11-18T11:50:25.86
IV.GIB.HHN. ML:2.0 0.0002375 0.92 AML other m 2020-11-18T11:50:25.87
IV.CORL.HHN. ML:2.1 0.0002635 1.72 AML other m 2020-11-18T11:50:29.06
IV.PLLN.EHN. ML:2.1 0.0002675 1.58 AML other m 2020-11-18T11:50:29.20
IV.PETRA.HHN. ML:2.1 0.000192 1.42 AML other m 2020-11-18T11:50:31.99
IV.PETRA.HHE. ML:2.0 0.000155 0.28 AML other m 2020-11-18T11:50:32.21
IV.MUCR.HHN. ML:1.9 0.00006180000000000001 0.38 AML other m 2020-11-18T11:50:39.55
IV.MUCR.HHE. ML:1.9 0.0000598 0.68 AML other m 2020-11-18T11:50:41.52
IV.RAFF.HHN. ML:2.1 0.00007335 1.54 AML other m 2020-11-18T11:50:55.01
IV.RAFF.HHE. ML:2.2 0.00008834999999999999 0.7 AML other m 2020-11-18T11:50:58.49
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